Monday, December 7, 2015

I'm sending some early Christmas wishes your way with this vintage-inspired Christmas Wishes Card.

For this card, I pulled out the Reason for the Season Stamp Set and the Festive Flower Builder Punch (Bundle & Save 15% when you buy them together on pg. 31), some classic Christmas colors--Garden Green and Real Red--and used my favorite classic Christmas paper--Home for Christmas Designer Series Paper.

The Festive Flower Builder Punch makes the most beautiful poinsettias and flowers! Don't you agree?

Similar to the poinsettia I made for the Merry Christmas to You Card, I used Real Red cardstock and ink to make the flower, but I used Garden Green cardstock and ink to make the leaves.

I put this card together quickly using a Garden Green card base, and then layered on a piece of Basic Black Cardstock with a piece of Very Vanilla on top. Then, I grabbed two scraps of music notes and candy cane striped paper, and placed one in the left corner and and one in the upper right corner. Lastly, I stamped my sentiment from the Cozy Christmas Stamp Set in the lower right corner in Garden Green ink and popped on the flower, and I was done.

Don't let this beautiful flower or the Festive Flower Builder Punch scare you. It takes minutes to make the flower...I promise!

If you don't have this punch, I hope you will consider adding it to you collection because these flowers will give your projects so much "pop!" Just change the flower color, and you've got fun, festive flowers all year long to add to cards, gift bags and gift boxes.

You will find all of the Stampin' Up! products used to create this card below. Order what you need by placing your order in my Online Store anytime, or click any of the photos below to go right to that item.

Friday, December 4, 2015

Do you have this Bundle? If not, hopefully this card I'm sharing will send you running to order your own Bundle because it's full of card possibilities that your friends and family will just love!

In case you don't already know this...I LOVE stamp sets with coordinating dies! However, when I first saw this Bundle at the Stampin' Up! Convention, I wasn't exactly convinced that I needed it. Then, one gorgeous card after another that my fellow demonstrators were making had me falling head over heels in love, and I fell hard!

Taking a bit of inspiration from a card I saw on Pinterest, my class attendees and I made this card in my October Cute 'n Quick Card Class. They were blown away at how easy and fast this card was to put together. Once we were done creating it, they were all head over heels in love too!

This card took minutes to make...once I figured out where I wanted everything. LOL! First, I die cut the houses from the bottom of a piece of 4" x 5-1/4" Whisper White paper. Second, I stamped the sentiment in Crushed Curry ink along the right edge of the die cut piece. Third, I stamped the snowy white background using the falling snow stamp and Whisper White Craft inkonto a piece of 4" x 5-1/4"Night of Navy Cardstock.

TIP:Use the new Precision Base Plate with these dies for clean cuts with these detailed dies. Check out the video showing how to use it HERE.

After I stamped the snowy background, I set it aside to dry (approximately 5 minutes). Then, it was time to put everything together.

Using Stampin' Dimensionals, I adhered the die cut sentiment piece to the bottom of the snowy Night of NavyCardstock. Then, I adhered that card front onto a Night of Navy card base. I finished it off with a star button from the Home for Christmas Designer Buttons that I tied on some Gold Cording Trim.

Wait for it!...

I used the negative part from the die cut houses on the inside of the card where I will write my greeting. Great idea, right?! I can't take credit for it...I borrowed it from that card I saw on Pinterest, but it is brilliant!

Check out this fun video by Stampin' Up! showing you some beautiful creations using the Jingle All the Way Bundle.

Now, do you see why this is the best selling Bundle in the Holiday Catalog? Whether you buy it (the Bundle) or not, I hope you like this card and find some Christmas card inspiration in my creation. You will find all of the Stampin' Up! products used to create this card below. Order what you need by placing your order in my Online Store anytime, or click any of the photos below to go right to that item.

Wednesday, December 2, 2015

When I saw the Season of Cheer product suite in the Holiday Catalog on pp. 28-29, I knew I wanted EVERYTHING on the page! But more than anything, I had to have the Joyful Season Stamp Setto start making my Christmas cards.

As soon as I saw it, I had card ideas swirling around in my head, and this Joyful Season Card was one of the first I sat down to make. Using the Joyful Season Stamp Set, Boughs & Berries Embossing Folder, Winter Wonderland Designer Washi Tape, and Home for Christmas Designer Buttons, this card was quick, fun and easy to put together.

The first thing I did was run a piece of 4-1/4" x 5-1/2" piece of Real Red Cardstock in the Boughs & Berries Embossing Folder through the Big Shot. Then I cut a piece of Very Vanilla Cardstock to 3" x 4-1/4" and stamped my branch in Early Espresso, two-step stamped my bird in Basic Black Archival and Real Red ink, and then my sentiment in Mossy Meadow and Real Red.

To get the word "Season" all by itself, I used my Real Red Stampin' Write Marker to color in just that word and stamped like usual (see the Marker to Stamp Technique video below). Because the sentiment piece was still a little blah, I stamped some snow, using the stamp that can be either snow or fill in the berries on the branches, around the birdin Crumb Cake ink.

I finished this card off with some gold striped washi tape from the Winter Wonderland Designer Washi Tape, a strip of Gold Glimmer Paper, and an adorable poinsettia button from the Home for Christmas Designer Buttons with a little Linen Thread tied on.

Want to see how the marker to stamp technique works? Check out Stampin' Up!'s video below on this easy technique that inexpensively expands your ink selection—allowing you to stamp images in any color (or colors) you choose!

So, what do you think? I hope you like this card and find some Christmas card inspiration in my creation. You will find all of the Stampin' Up! products used to create this card below. Order what you need by placing your order in my Online Store anytime, or click any of the photos below to go right to that item.

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